Release Train Engineer (RTE)

Location: New York City, NY Salary: $70.00 USD Hourly - $80.00 USD Hourly Description: Our client is currently seeking a Release Train Engineer (RTE). Please send resumes to This is a w2 contract and not open for C2C arrangements. You must be able to accept w2 employment without sponsorship now or in the future.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 9+ years of experience in Agile delivery, with demonstrated experience as a Release Train Engineer supporting multiple teams in a large enterprise.
• Experience facilitating planning cadences and release execution in a multi-team environment, including capabilities with significant complexity, regulatory exposure, or cross-team dependency.
• Strong working knowledge of Jira or equivalent delivery tooling, including the reporting and data hygiene that make delivery information trustworthy.
• Proven ability to manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments through to resolution.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills across technical and business partners.
• Demonstrated experience with change and release management practices in a regulated environment, including ITIL-aligned change processes and supporting tooling.
• Demonstrated experience coaching or mentoring other delivery professionals, and influencing senior stakeholders without formal authority.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools to reduce manual delivery, reporting, or coordination effort, and the judgment to know where automation genuinely helps.

Preferred Skills:

• SAFe Release Train Engineer certification (SAFe RTE) or equivalent scaled Agile certification; SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) or equivalent is a plus.
• Experience in insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry.
• Familiarity with Lean Portfolio Management concepts such as demand shaping, portfolio flow, and capacity planning.
• Experience applying AI or automation tools to reduce manual reporting and coordination effort, including establishing practices others adopted.
• Experience with value stream or flow management tooling.